Bandera Independent School District v. Hamilton

OPINION

Opinion by:

CATHERINE STONE, Justice.

This clash between an individual taxpayer and an independent school district calls into question the authority of a school district to purchase real property at a tax foreclosure sale for an amount in excess of delinquent taxes owed on the property. Also at issue is what type of notice a school district must give to the public before making a cash purchase of real property.

A.G. Hamilton, a taxpayer in Bandera County, brought suit against Bandera Independent School District to set aside the District’s purchase of real property at a tax foreclosure…